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Ransom County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ransom County is 149.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 120 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (83), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 46.4566, -97.6572.

How this county ranks in North Dakota

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Ransom County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.3	51.8	1.3x	44.4 to 99.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.3	143.2	1.04x	113.9 to 193.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	461.8	453.4	1.02x	393.9 to 539.1	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Ransom County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,447	9,842.6	-24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.1	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	107.6	96.9	+11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde11.47 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

120 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing83
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Biomass power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Northern Sun-Div Of Adm, Enderlin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Hydrogen sulfide, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,676,308 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58027NRTHR55251 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Adm Northern Sun Div, Enderlin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000428136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Enderlin City Of, Enderlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056165769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Adm Northern Sun Div, Enderlin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000428136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pembina Pipeline Corporation - Ndg071016, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hammelton Building, Lisbon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970880 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Peoples And Enderlin State Bank, Sheldon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983272 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Adm Northern Sun Div, Enderlin
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000428136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Enderlin, Enderlin
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 54908 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Lisbon City Of, Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
South Central Discharge Point 2 (E), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070616861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Adm Northern Sun Div, Enderlin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000428136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Archer Daniels Midland-Enderlin, Enderlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017412192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sky Haven, Enderlin
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5N4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lisbon Muni, Lisbon
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6L3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sheldon City Of, Sheldon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Fort Ransom City Of, Fort Ransom
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056166250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Canadian Pacific Railway-Enderlin, Enderlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056166802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ransom County Hwy Dept, Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056199395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Holcim-Mwr, Inc.-Lisbon Ready Mix Plant, Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070050911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fargo Assembly Company - Lisbon, Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ransom County - Brj-0037(018) | Pcn 23720 - Bridge Replacement, Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072001810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ransom County - Stormwater Construction, Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072146769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oakwood Colony, Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072149778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nd Parks And Recreation - Fort Ransom State Park, Fort Ransom
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072198884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Ransom County

North Dakota state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Ransom County, and their findings.
North Dakota vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
North Dakota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
North Dakota environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
North Dakota drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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